Chapter 643: Chapter 642: Deng Kai Catches a Cold Because of Hathaway
"Manchester City Wins Community Shield, Becomes ’Triple Crown’ Champions!"
"Manchester City Beats Manchester United to Become the Most Cost-effective Triple Crown Winners: FA Cup, Carabao Cup, Community Shield!"
"No Way Back! Ronaldo’s Hat-trick + Precise Last-Minute Goal + Penultimate Assist + Penalty Scorer Couldn’t Save the Day!"
"King of Manchester! Deng Kai’s Hat-trick Leads Team to Third Championship with Manchester City!"
"Ascended to Legend! Peter Cech Saves Three Consecutive Penalties from Manchester United, with Van Nistelrooy, Giggs, and Keane All Defeated by Him!"
"Miraculous Goalkeeper, Peter’s Legacy! Cech is Schmeichel’s Proudest Disciple! With One Game, He Made Manchester City Fans Forget Lehmann!"
"Lone Hero from Segunda Division, Villa Misses Golden Opportunity, Skyrockets Penalty, Fails to Become the Team’s Hero, Just Average!"
"Hard to Praise! Barcelona’s Midfield Prodigy Fabregas, Who Almost Turned Wenger and Maxa against Each Other, Nearly Cost the Community Shield!"
"Although Manchester United Lost the ’Curved Blade of the Crescent Moon’, They Welcomed the ’Elevator Ball’! Ronaldo Reproduces Deng Kai’s Elevator Ball to Score, Fully Taking Over Manchester United’s No. 7 Shirt!"
"Leg Swinging World Cup Sensation! Deng Kai Gets Stronger! This Season’s Manchester City May Surprise the Football World!"
"Battle of the Lisbon Prodigies! Ronaldo Has One More Assist than Deng Kai, but Deng Kai Has One More Championship than Ronaldo!"
After the game, the media went on a rampant praise spree.
But both Manchester United and Manchester City were quite restrained.
Ferguson: "Congratulations to Manchester City, they’ve won another championship, which rewards their past season."
Ronaldo: "Thank you for your praise. I’m honored to receive the Community Shield’s Best Player Award, breaking Deng Kai’s record of winning MVP in every championship."
"But I don’t think I did my best as I couldn’t bring the championship to the team. I’ll keep working hard. I hope next time I can achieve both personal and team rewards."
Keane: "Manchester City did better, so they won the championship. There was no issue with Howard’s performance. Penalty shootouts are mainly about luck, and Manchester City was just luckier."
On Manchester City’s side, Deng Kai was also modest: "Of course we’re happy to win the Community Shield, it’s a recognition for all of us, we needed this trophy."
"But at the same time, we know this trophy’s importance is limited, it’s not a heavyweight award. Moreover, Manchester United fielded many new signings, using this game for team-building and adjustment."
"That might give them an edge in the upcoming matches."
"Ronaldo is always so great, a world-class forward. It’s very normal for him to learn the ’Elevator Ball’. After all, I taught him for half a month during the Toulon Cup."
"But I didn’t expect his first use of it to be against me, which is somewhat sad."
Ronaldo: ???
Ronaldo: Taught?
Ronaldo: Taught my ass! I figured it out on my own!
Deng Kai: But the public doesn’t know that, they’ll just think I’m your master! You know, like a mentor and a friend, get it?
"The Football Genius" then released news: "Selfless Deng Kai May Trigger a Technical Explosion in the Premier League! He’s Publicly Revealed the Technical Details of the ’Vertical Flash’ and ’Elevator Ball’!"
"He is truly a football saint!"
"I’d like to call him — ’Master Kai’!"
My goodness.
What kind of Tesla is this?
So from now on, every time there’s a breakthrough from the wing or a goal from an ’Elevator Ball’, you have a hand in it, right?
Now that’s really showing off!
...
This championship trophy directly stimulated Manchester City’s newcomers.
Getting a championship right away, that feeling is indeed bittersweet.
Everyone is working even harder on the training ground.
On August 16th, the English Premier League’s first round officially kicks off.
But Manchester City’s 18-man squad does not include the captain, Deng Kai.
Not just England, but the whole European football scene turned their attention to this.
How could Deng Kai possibly not play?
So far, apart from a few rotations in the youth team, Deng Kai has basically been an ironman in terms of attendance.
Plus, as the core of the team, Man City probably really can’t do without him.
Soon, people learned why Deng Kai was absent.
The Sun Newspaper: "Hathaway flew in to visit Deng Kai three days ago, and the two stayed in the villa for two days and two nights! On the morning of the third day, Feng Te went to the hospital to buy cold medicine for Deng Kai."
"It seems that our Captain Kai, unbeatable and omnipotent on the pitch, seems to be no match for Hathaway in the bedroom!"
!!!
The fans were stupefied.
Really?
Kai... got a cold from Hathaway?
This...
The fans couldn’t hold back and started leaving comments.
"Damn! No way, Captain Kai, this... is too weak, right?"
"Captain Kai is the kind of guy who can blast a shot from a standstill, how can he be so fragile?"
"Looks like Captain Kai is still green, Hathaway has taught him a lesson."
"Poor my Kai!"
"After all, the American sweetheart, no matter how naive, has a few tricks up her sleeve. It’s all about influence. Deng Kai should definitely try Katie Knightley, our British rose will surely be more of a gentlemen!"
"I’m a Man City fan, I don’t oppose Hathaway being with Captain Kai, but can she please stay away during major matches in the future? Captain Kai can’t handle it!"
"I hope all the girls in the world will be gentler with my Captain Kai!"
Ronaldo crazily sent the related news to Deng Kai.
With this affair, almost all of Europe and the United States looked at Deng Kai with sympathy.
After all, he caught a cold in just two days.
Kai’s body isn’t as strong as everyone imagined.
Captain Kai is still a bit tender.
The team’s youngster Ashley Young even planned to share some of his vast experience with Deng Kai, but he was sent to practice dribbling by Deng Kai instead.
One to one!
Without Deng Kai, Man City and Aston Villa played out a remarkably ordinary game.
They even fell behind Aston Villa for most of the time.
It wasn’t until the eightieth minute that Tu Lei gave a through ball and Adriano’s Heavy Cannon earned a corner.
Ribery took the corner, and Desailly, the former Chelsea and France captain, headed the ball into the net, sparing Man City the shame of a poor start to the season.
After the match, the media lambasted the Man City players.
"Adriano still can’t score! Man City should let other forwards have a try."
"Ribery holds on to the ball too much, appearing threatening but lacking the ability to deliver a killer pass, playing too individualistically!"
"Fabregas coming off the bench repeatedly to deliver disastrous performances! There’s a reason he wasn’t brought into Barcelona’s first team."
"Lahm’s defense is nowhere near Grosso’s level; he cannot become a true fullback. He should try playing as a winger instead."
"Man City suffers from Deng Kai dependence! Without this absolute core, most of the Man City players are not up to the standard of starting in the Premier League!"
They lost just one match.
And Man City’s sky has fallen.
This season’s Premier League title odds plummeted from fifth to eleventh place for them.
